

High Country Nursery joins chamber
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The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce welcomes a new member, the High Country Nursery in Anza. At the ribbon cutting are Scott Briles, the owner of this Anza nursery, and Debbie Martin, Chamber member representing ARF, and JoAnne Slater, second Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce. Photo courtesy of JoAnne Slater

Many components of the federal budget affect life and lives on the Hill. These range from Social Security, and educational grants, to the Department of Agriculture’s San Jacinto District Ranger Station. One of the biggest and most important is funding for wildfire prevention and response. The Forest Service as well as Cal Fire and the…...
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Michael Harrison, deputy district director for Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter (CA-50), announced in 2014 that he would run for the seat currently held by termed-out Republican Assemblyman Brian Jones (AD 71), which becomes vacant for the 2016 election. He recently visited Idyllwild and met with Town Crier publishers Becky and Jack Clark, News Editor J.P….
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Halloween Women’s March
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